Cairo

Alexandria

Egypt's second largest city (3.5 million people), its largest seaport and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. No city in Egypt has history as rich as that of Alexandria which witnessed so many historic events and legends!

Luxor

Aswan

Aswan is the 3rd largest city in Egypt and the biggest in Upper Egypt. Aswan was the ancient Egyptians' gateway to Africa. Today Aswan is major stop for may Nile cruise ships depart from Luxor to Aswan everyday.

Sharm Elsheikh

Sharm is the the jewel of Egyptian tourism industry now. The city offer some of the finest places for diving and snorkeling in the world, it offers great value for money if compared with many diving spots in the world.

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The city of Hurghada

The
city of Hurghada is another major
tourist attraction in Egypt. This city draws
more than 2.5 million visitors every year,
and yields more than 3 billion dollars to
Egypt’s economy.

Hurghada is located on
the Red Sea coast, almost 550 Km from Cairo.
Egyptian’s used to call it Ghardaka,
from which the name of the city was
derived.

Hurghada stretches for
about 60 Km along the Red Sea coast, and has
more than 80,000 inhabitants: mostly
immigrants from Upper Egypt, seeking
investment and work opportunities in the
this newly developed sea resort. Hurghada
today has more than 170 hotels and it is
still developing.

Hurghada and the Red Sea
coast enjoy a very moderate weather
throughout the year, making it an ideal
place for sea sports. Average temperature
from March to November ranges from 26C to
29C, and in the hottest summer months the
temperature can reach 33C. Water temperature
is also very moderate, which makes it
possible to practice diving throughout the
year.

The main tourist
attraction in Hurghada is the marine life,
with lots of coral and colourful fish, which
is located very close to the shore: Hurghada
has some of the finest coral in the world.
If you like to practice diving, then
Hurghada, or Sharm El-Sheikh, are your
places to go,

Hurghada today is a world centre for sea sports such as diving, snorkelling, sailing, windsurfing, and deep-sea fishing. The unique offshore underwater gardens are justifiably famous amongst divers. The warm waters here are ideal for many varieties of rare fish and coral reefs, which may also be observed through glass bottom boats.

Next to Hurghada there have been newly developed resorts, which include:

Sahl Hasheesh
Makadi Bay
El Gouna
This is a tourist resort centre, with many different facilities, located 25 Km north of Hurghada. It consists of several tourist resorts, international hotels with different diving centres and a golf course. El-Gouna has a small airport, suitable for handling private planes.